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Value Versus Size

July 11, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Being bigger doesn’t mean being more valuable.

For example, the largest number with a name is the Googolplexian, a “1” followed by so many zeros that Carl Sagan said it would be physically impossible to write them all down because there simply isn’t enough room in the universe. Moreover, it’s said that if you filled the universe with dust particles, the number of different combinations in which you could arrange and number these particles would be far less than a googolplexian. (Why you want to do that is a completely different question.)

It makes one’s brain hurt just thinking about it.

On a more human scale of “bigness,” I recently visited the Spruce Goose, technically the “H-4 Hercules Flying Boat,” constructed by Howard Hughes after World War II. Among other facts, I learned that this ginormous plane (which only flew once) is made of Birch, not Spruce; has piles of beach balls in its wings and belly to keep it afloat should it spring a leak; and that although it was constructed over 60 years ago, no modern plane has a larger wingspan. (There are a few that are slightly longer.)

As a sullen teen, hardly inspired by anything, I visited the Grand Canyon. Yet, even in my perennial “no big deal” mood, the grandeur of this world wonder broke through, partially due to its vastness. Large structures like the Hoover Dam or Golden Gate Bridge still take away my breath.

“Big” is impressive; there’s no way around it.

Maybe it puts us in perspective; I don’t know. Nonetheless, we are drawn to it.

However, it’s essential to understand the difference between size and value.

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Filed Under: Diet, Exercise, mental health, Newspaper Column, Psychology, Self Talk, Weight Loss Tagged With: diet, fat acceptance, health, self image, weight prejudice

Are you ashamed of asking for help?

November 20, 2010 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

This is a letter from someone asking for my help after feeling embarrassed about it. (Note the greater message and my comments at the end.)

Reaching out to others for my own needs is very new to me and I am very awkward at it.

In the past I have been the ‘fixer and care provider.’ When I wrote you I did a, “Wow I’m reaching out to someone who is basically a stranger and he might just think I’m nuts.” Then I convinced myself I was nuts for reaching out to you and the spin went from there….

I’ve been to the gym 4 times this week, eaten decently, done some good work in the Marianne Williamson book, and was feeling accomplished, and yesterday I found myself bombarded by critics and weight prejudice in the places I typically feel safe. Which started my own mental fight and internal critic rolling. So I guess I started tossing baby, bathwater, and rubber ducky. Hope this makes sense.

In reply:

It makes perfect sense; I do the same thing. However, one of the things I have recently learned is even powerful people have needs. We all need help periodically; it’s part of the human condition.

We are far more critical on ourselves than most people are on us. If we were to say out loud to children what we say internally, we’d all be locked up. Find some time to be positive. It can’t hurt.

Filed Under: Asking for help, Beliefs, mental health, Power of Attitude, Self Talk Tagged With: emotions, internal critic, letter, marianne williamson, shame, weight prejudice

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